You gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold   You gave me a song I learned to sing   You showed me some beauty through the windows of your soul   And you showed me a world I've never seen      Each giving to the other love and givin' it away   We spent the precious time we knew was borrowed   'Cause you gave me the courage to live with yesterday   And you gave me tomorrow      You brought me a candle to light my way to bed   You erased those shadows I'd been seeing   You brought me a pillow to rest my weary head   You taught me a gentle way of dreaming      And even if you leave me I'll be richer when you go   I'm richer with the loving gift you gave me   'Cause you gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold   And you gave me a baby